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The stand-up comedian became one of TV’s most best known detectives as wise-cracking John Munch

Richard Belzer, a revered actor and comedian known for playing wisecracking detective John Munch on numerous TV series — including “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” — reportedly has died. He was 78.

Reports say the actor is taking time away from the show to “deal with a personal matter.”

Last Week Tonight host digs into the discrepancy between the reality of law enforcement and the fantasy depicted in show and its many spin-offs

Actress Marlyne Barrett, who plays the charge nurse on “Chicago Med,” violates the old joke about not being a doctor but playing one on TV.

Some things never change. Like the struggle to keep your dog from chewing the remote. But these are strange times in Hollywood and change is very much in the air. Here’s a look at some of the latest shifts afoot on the TV side.

One Windy City-set TV show is about to look a little different.

Listened to any good television shows lately

It’s not the job of any one TV show or film to persuade politicians to care about the people they serve.

There were constant reminders this past week, when major entertainment companies hawked their wares to advertisers in Manhattan presentations, of the diminished role of broadcast networks

It’s good to be Michael Connelly at the moment. The author’s Harry Bosch novels have been adapted into a very successful TV series, ongoing with “Bosch: Legacy,” which recently premiered on Amazon’s free streaming platform Freevee. And now his books about Mickey Haller, aka the Lincoln lawyer — a nickname…